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| From | "Robert Sutliff" <rsutliff@columbus.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: Not quite SmiLing.... |
| Date | Mon, 11 Oct 2004 20:16:28 -0400 |
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I met Bruce Johnston once and he was another candidate for nicest guy in the
world. We talked about the usual stuff and he mentioned that singing on the
end of God Only Knows remained the highlight of his career so far. Yep, I
guess I can sort of understand that.
Bobby Sutliff
> Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 08:17:38 -0700
> From: "Robert Mootz" <thinkzinc@msn.com>
> To: <audities@smoe.org>
> Subject: Not quite SmiLing....
> Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV24hTJA2tKWc00000d28@hotmail.com>
>
> But grinning ear to ear none the less....
>
> Although I'm suffering incredible SMiLE envy as it looks like I'm just not
going to able to see this tour, I was working in San Francisco this weekend
and got to, errrr "open" for Al Jardine & his Endless Summer Beach Band. (It
was a corporate banquet thingy and I was ummmm, speaking, not singing, but
got to have a slightly extended chat with him before the show).
>
> Anyway, he was a really, really nice guy and is obviously more than a mere
Beach Boy, he's quite a fan too, and actually somewhat giddy about having
gotten to partake of the rarified air. Got to get my copy of Sunflower
signed and ask him lots of questions (he just oooozed admiration for Brian,
the new Smile, etc; he just tosses off the legendary discord "it's ever only
been about money and really only about one guy's problems with it, never
about the music"; Brian mapped out just about everything including guitar
parts, etc.) He seemed genuinely tickled that I knew about his stuff and all
the later work, encouraging him to include stuff like California Saga, etc.
He is wrestling with that whole making new stuff versus endless oldies shows
thing which obviously makes the best business case.
>
> Which, speaking of oldies shows, was really well executed, albeit
only-the-hits galore. Having seen the BBs nearly 20 times over the years, it
was a real treat to watch up close and check out his extremely competent
rhythm guitar parts from somewhere other than the 200th row. But I was
totally stunned after the show... he came over, friggin thanked me for my
interest, and gave me a signed (and personalized) set list and his pick.
Geeeez. I mean we all know how nice the Jeremy Morris's and Walter
Clevenger's of the pop world are, but how cool is it that a Beach Boy is
too?
>
> Bob
> Having one of those bitchen fan moments that only those that populate the
likes of Audities can sort-of-relate to.
> NP: IPO Vol 4 of course....
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